Guitar
Jon Lord has left us.
This is not guitar related at all but I couldn't really let this pass, without
saying something about a truly great musician.
Every now and then, forces come together to create legends in music.
Paul with John, George and Ringo - Eric with Jack and Ginger - Phil with
Brian, Scott and Brian and so many more.
Jon was very much part of what Deep Purple was all about.
A driving force with Roger and Ian, holding up the foundations for Ritchie
and Ian - rocking that heavy Hammond backwards and forwards, head
swaying in time, just magical.
If you grew up loving Rock Music, you couldn't pretend you had not come
across Deep Purple.
In recent years, Jon dedicated his time to other projects, away from the Rock
arena, to showcase his love for music in general but for me, it will be has time
with Deep Purple that will stick with me.
I was lucky enough to see him live once - something that will stay with me
for the rest of my life.
Do me a favour - if you love Classic Rock, go and stick some Deep Purple
on - plenty on youtube and sing at the top of your voice!!!!
Jon, thanks for everything you did.
A true legend.
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Guitar
Jon Lord, gone but not forgotten.
Jon Lord has left us.
This is not guitar related at all but I couldn't really let this pass, without
saying something about a truly great musician.
Every now and then, forces come together to create legends in music.
Paul with John, George and Ringo - Eric with Jack and Ginger - Phil with
Brian, Scott and Brian and so many more.
Jon was very much part of what Deep Purple was all about.
A driving force with Roger and Ian, holding up the foundations for Ritchie
and Ian - rocking that heavy Hammond backwards and forwards, head
swaying in time, just magical.
If you grew up loving Rock Music, you couldn't pretend you had not come
across Deep Purple.
In recent years, Jon dedicated his time to other projects, away from the Rock
arena, to showcase his love for music in general but for me, it will be has time
with Deep Purple that will stick with me.
I was lucky enough to see him live once - something that will stay with me
for the rest of my life.
Do me a favour - if you love Classic Rock, go and stick some Deep Purple
on - plenty on youtube and sing at the top of your voice!!!!
Jon, thanks for everything you did.
A true legend.
- Speedster Travel Guitar. . . . . .
Been travelin' :) So, took the Speedster and my new toy - Tascam GB10. Now, I know what you must be thinking - "Great shot, Eric"!!! Errmm, no!! There was a way better one - all artistic but that seems to have disappeared/been deleted/not...
- Ritchie Blackmore's Pick-ups. . . . . .
What has this image got to do with the one below it?? Well, during my recent "clear out", this box came to light and in the box was another box - the one with the blue on it and you can just about see that it has "Fender Pickups and...
- Daevid Allen Has Reunited With The Great Cosmic Mother
Today is a sad day, one of my music heroes, Mr Daevid Allen, just passed away. I've been listening to Gong all my life, and Angel's Egg was one of the first LPs I ever bought as a young teen - when it was badly out of fashion. I was always...
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Dirty Primitives just released a new single that is quite surprising in many ways - though not betraying the sound we've discovered on their first album. Obviously they don't play by the rules - that's probably why their music is good...
- More Sketches
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